In the second of three programmes looking at festive icons, Fiona Phillips delves into the history of the Christmas tree, revealing how it was used as a Christian symbol for hundreds of years before Britons began putting them up in their living rooms. She also shows how the `tree craze' crossed the Atlantic, where retailer Frank Woolworth had introduced a new tradition - decorating them with baubles and tinsel.
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